The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-08-12

blame.
AS j. NJ. Hutchin and son were crossing
| the railroad bridge in the south part of
Austin they heard splashing in the river
| beneath and discovered young woman
named Alta Crosson who had just jumped
from the bridge. She is now under the
care OF the w. c. 7. L. 1t is the old story
OF betrayal and approaching shame.
Engneer-in Chief Charles H. Loring has
resigned as head OF steam engineering,
navy department, and CHIEF Engineer
George Melville has beer appointed By the
president to his place.
Postofices discontinued: Iowa-Bab-
cock, Lyon county; Jacksonville, ChiCka-
saw county; Buffalo Grove Buchanan
county; Willoughby, Butler county. Wis
consin-Bra bant Brown county; Land
stad, ShawanO county. Fourth class
postluastcrs appointed: Dakota-Ganzey,
b MemOmour; Dexter, NJ NJ. Owen Shank,
Lucy c. Berlin; Dickinson, j. ColIister;
OakwoOd, u. Crandall. Iowa-EXcelsior,
J. W. Thompson; Guernsey, Y. Dougherty;
Hepburn, J. Langford; Stillwell, L. COun-
tryman.
The complete returns received from 451
voting precincts in Texas indicates that
the prohibition ammendment has been do
ieated by over 100000.
William Dyens, an old citizen OF Carlisle
county, Ky, was horribly murdered near
LakCtOn.
The four young sons Of the king OF Siam,
who accompanied Prince Devawongs to
this country, called at the White House
in company with Chief Clerk Brown, OF the
State department, and had pleasant in
tervew with the president. This visit was
in compliance with a request OF the presi-
dent, who at the morning interview noted
the absence OF the youngsters and ex-
pressed an earnest wish to see them.
Hon. Aphens Hardy died after a long
illness, aged seventy-two years. He was a
trustee OF Amherst college for forty years
and a leading business man and bank pres
ident in Boston.
An inquest on the body OF iHersen Smith,
who was assassinated four miles south OF
Fulton, Mo, was held. The evidence
pointed to Smiths son as the murderer.
When the boy was put on the witness
stand he admitted doing the shooting.
Pensions granted: Wisconsin: Minor
6. Wonders, Darlington; widow J. S. Bald
win, Glendale; A. Miller, Cashton; S. Lam
bert North La Crosse; j. A. Straight,
Kendall; w. Connor. Stevens Point.
Dakota; NJ. A. Parmley, Dean; H. NJ.
Rice, Waterbury; G. H. Amos, Michigan.
The Vermont state grange OF the Pa
irons of Husbandry have filed with the
interstate commerce commission Ia com.
plant against the Boston & Lowell Bail
road company and certain OF its oonnec-
tions, charging that higher freight rates are
charged between Boston and Certain Yer
mont stations than between Boston aud
Montreal, or Boston and Detroit
The Washing ton authorities have decid.
ed that all electric hight wires must be in.
sulated and that light wires must be laid
under ground.
Secretary Lamar belongs to the hay fe-
yer association. which holds annual meet
| ings where those who are afflicted with the
| irritating complaint meet together, read
essays and swap experiences.
Pardaw Warsely, the Union spy OF the
| Shenandoah" died at his home at Foster
Brook, n, Y, aged 6S years.
CommaRder-in-C Chief Fairchild OF the
Grand Army OF the Republic says Mr..
Drexels offer to give the cottage on Mount
| McGregor, in which Gen. Grant died, &c
the ex-Union soldiers, will not be acted
on until International G. A. R encampment
| at st. Louis.
| Secretary Whitney refuses to spend any
more money in repairing worn.out steam
| ers. t#
| War has been declared by the various
medical societies OF Washington on depart
| ment officials and clerks who practice med
icine outside OF Office hours in athe depart
| ments. There are nearly one hundred
doctors scattered about in the various
government departments, some Of them
are excellent physicians; Others beginners,
and large majority failures who have
sought clerkships to GET their daily bread
| There is constant temptation to many
| OF these physicians to practice They nat.
urally secure patients from among their
fellow clerks, while some openly hang cat
o sign and beat up business assiduously.
| John Henry, Of AviIla, Ind, fell from
the spire OF st. Mary's church and was
killed.
While on the roof OF house at Erie,
| Pa, Jacob Stretzinger was killed. by
stroke of lightning.
Judge s. L. Bayiess died at Benton
Harbor, recently. He was prominent in
Indiana politics during the war.
| An Inter Ocean anesviIIe. Wis, special
says Great excitement has been caused
| here by the elopement OF Rev. d. Sey.
mour, pastor OF the Methodist Epicopal
| Church, and Mrs. Fannie j. Henry, wife oi
the editor OF the Argus. Tie lady has for
| years been the organist and a. leading
member oi the church. She leaves a hus.
band and two children, while Seymour de-
serts a wife and three children.
The following pensions have been grant
ed Wisconsin, Mother G. Il. Raymond,
Waupaca; ] Lynn. Portage; II. Culver,
Blaine; l. w. Mowry, Ashland; N. Hal
asaw, Northport; p b. Crandall Wal
worth; g. G. Jones. Tomah; I. Preston,
| Eau Claire; ]. Il. LOCKER, West Lima: II
Pennewell. Kendall; W. Bartlett, MAJ.
omanie. Minnosota-L Putnam. Roches.
ter; J. y. Hemsfreet, Spencer Brook; r.
Morton. Maine; NJ. D. Sperry, Rockford
Burton Sterling.
| Amos Reed, at one time acting governor
of Utah, died suddenly at his home near
| Branchyille, Pfince Georges county, Md,